November 2025: The Rigby Foundation, alongside regional and philanthropic partners, launches Cradle to Career, a major new place-based initiative, highlighting the Foundation’s long-term commitment to investing in systemic change and improving outcomes for children and families across the region.

October 2025: Talking at Birmingham Tech Week, Steve emphasised the opportunities AI presents smaller businesses. He described how SMEs have the agility to pivot fast, allowing them to out-pace larger businesses with AI adoption.

September 2025: Steve writes in The Sunday Times about the deeper issues driving school absenteeism across the UK. Drawing on a CSJ report commissioned by The Rigby Foundation, he highlights practical recommendations to reduce distractions for pupils and reinforce the valuable benefits of regular attendance.

September 2025: Steve writes in The Sunday Times about the deeper issues driving school absenteeism across the UK. Drawing on a CSJ report commissioned by The Rigby Foundation, he highlights practical recommendations to reduce distractions for pupils and reinforce the valuable benefits of regular attendance.

September 2025: Steve contributes to The Global Growth Report 2025, commissioned by WMCA. His case study looks at the US tariffs which could cost the West Midlands £6.2 billion. He outlines how he led a taskforce to assess risks and shape policy, which helped secure a deal reducing tariffs and protecting the region’s economy.

June 2025: Steve shares his response to the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy and what it will mean for economic growth.

June 2025: More than 100 young unemployed people from the West Midlands have completed a Skills Bootcamp programme to help them into work, including tech careers, thanks to a pioneering partnership between The Rigby Foundation and skills charity Generation UK.

May 2025: In the Sunday Times, Steve explores what makes an entrepreneur, not just starting a business, but growing it and achieving lasting success. He offers insights into how the UK can better foster and support entrepreneurial talent.

May 2025: Steve responds to the newly announced UK–US trade deal, which will cut tariffs on the automotive sector, a move he has strongly advocated for. His reaction follows the publication of a detailed report he prepared for West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker, warning of the damaging consequences of US automotive tariffs on the region.

May 2025: Steve releases the findings of the report he prepared - ‘Implications of New US Trade Tariffs for the West Midlands Economy’ - which was commissioned by Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, to explore how the proposed US tariffs will affect the region.

May 2025: Steve on Midlands Today calling for UK negotiations to focus on reducing US tariffs on the automotive industry. This follows a report prepared by Steve for the Mayor of the West Midlands, which outlines the potential economic impact of these tariffs on the region.

April 2025: Steve writes in The Times about his recent visit to a Birmingham school, highlighting the vital role businesses must play in helping young people develop the skills they need to succeed in the workforce, creating value and driving economic growth.

March 2025: Steve comments in the Sunday Times, discussing the impact on Birmingham businesses and retailers of the Government’s recent tax changes, including increases to employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).

February 2025: The Rigby Foundation, chaired by Steve Rigby, launches its ground-breaking social mobility project, Inspiring Futures. The charity is pledging £3 million to help raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people in Birmingham, pairing charities with schools across the city.

February 2025: Steve’s interview with Business Insider, where he discusses his experience as one of the leaders of an incredibly successful family business, and what it means to drive growth and innovation in Europe’s largest private tech firm.

September 2024: Steve writes in The Times outlining how the Government can implement a successful regional economic strategy, allowing entrepreneurs across the UK to build up their organisations for sustained growth.

July 2024: Steve Rigby is interviewed by the BBC about The Rigby Foundation’s £600,000 investment to get young unemployed people in the West Midlands into tech careers and calls on business leaders to create opportunities to address unemployment in the region.

July 2024: Steve discusses The Rigby Foundation’s announcement that it will be funding charity Gen UK, investing £600,000 in initiatives to support at least 300 young people across the West Midlands into technically skilled and well-paid jobs over the next three years.